Tafoya, LuAnn & Daryl Whitegeese – 13″ Tall Rainbow Ridge Water Jar with Bear Paws (2022)
$ 7,200.00
WOW! This is a spectacular water jar by LuAnn Tafoya and her son, Daryl Whitegeese. The jar may well be one of the only pieces that is signed by both LuAnn and Daryl. It was made in 2022 and LuAnn made the jar and Daryl polished the surface. The jar is an elegant shape with a wide shoulder, a rainbow ridge, and an elongated neck. The neck of the jar has four bear paws that are impressed into the clay. The entire piece is fully polished and it was fired a glassy black. LuAnn and Daryl would usually work together at the same table, but always independently, making their pieces. This is one the last large pieces LuAnn made and Daryl helped with the polishing and firing. The result is an amazing piece of history!
LuAnn said of her water jars:
“For the double-band water jar, you have to start polishing early in the morning, and it takes about five or six hours to polish that whole piece. Then, when it’s drying, that’s when I put the bear paw on all four sides. That means the directions of the east, west, south, and north. I have to slip and polish on the whole jar at one time so that I can finish it evenly. It would be impossible to do just half of it. It’s difficult, but you have to polish the whole thing. It is more difficult when you are making the double band on the shoulder of a water jar. When it is wet, what I do, I have to put my hand inside to push the band inward. Using one finger, I place it against the top band from the inside and push it out. Sometimes you push it out a little bit too far, and it cracks. The clay can’t be too dry, and if it’s too wet it won’t hold.” LuAnn Tafoya, Spoken Through Clay
LuAnn is one of the few potters making pieces of such quality and historic continuity. Daryl is known for his highly polished surface. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “LuAnn Tafoya, Daryl Whitegeese”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. The last image is one of Daryl and Luann with the jar. Definitely a piece of history in clay!
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WOW! This is a spectacular water jar by LuAnn Tafoya and her son, Daryl Whitegeese. The jar may well be one of the only pieces that is signed by both LuAnn and Daryl. It was made in 2022 and LuAnn made the jar and Daryl polished the surface. The jar is an elegant shape with a wide shoulder, a rainbow ridge, and an elongated neck. The neck of the jar has four bear paws that are impressed into the clay. The entire piece is fully polished and it was fired a glassy black. LuAnn and Daryl would usually work together at the same table, but always independently, making their pieces. This is one the last large pieces LuAnn made and Daryl helped with the polishing and firing. The result is an amazing piece of history!
LuAnn said of her water jars:
“For the double-band water jar, you have to start polishing early in the morning, and it takes about five or six hours to polish that whole piece. Then, when it’s drying, that’s when I put the bear paw on all four sides. That means the directions of the east, west, south, and north. I have to slip and polish on the whole jar at one time so that I can finish it evenly. It would be impossible to do just half of it. It’s difficult, but you have to polish the whole thing. It is more difficult when you are making the double band on the shoulder of a water jar. When it is wet, what I do, I have to put my hand inside to push the band inward. Using one finger, I place it against the top band from the inside and push it out. Sometimes you push it out a little bit too far, and it cracks. The clay can’t be too dry, and if it’s too wet it won’t hold.” LuAnn Tafoya, Spoken Through Clay
LuAnn is one of the few potters making pieces of such quality and historic continuity. Daryl is known for his highly polished surface. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “LuAnn Tafoya, Daryl Whitegeese”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Definitely a piece of history in clay!
